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Louis Kahn

Louis I. Kahn (born in 1901 in Saarama, Estonia[?], died in 1974 in New York, New York) practiced as an architect in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1925-1926 Kahn served as Chief Designer for the Sesquicentennial Exposition. His work fused Beaux arts[?] with International style[?]. His prominent apprentices include Moshe Safdie and Robert Venturi

Important works include

Yale University Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut
Richards Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jonas Salk Institute, La Jolla, California
Kimbell Museum[?], Fort Worth, Texas
Phillips Exeter Academy Library, Exeter, New Hampshire
National Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh (1962-1974)

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